The impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
"Members no one should be above the law and the least not the top law enforcement official in Texas."On the afternoon of May 27th - "history" was made at the state capitol. it was there, on the floor of the Texas House, that lawmakers approved 20 articles of impeachment against state attorney general Ken Paxton. Never before had the lone star state's top law enforcement officer faced removal by the legislature.
" This is either going to be the end of his criminal reign or God help us if he is allowed to stay the top cop on the take. "It was a reckoning, by legislative standards, at "light speed" - which Paxton supporters claimed lacked transparency, reviewable evidence, and any semblance of "due process" for the embattled attorney general. It’s important to note that the house launched its "mostly" secret investigation after Paxton sought $3.
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